Four basic strands--perception, creative
expression/performance, historical and cultural heritage, and critical
evaluation--provide broad, unifying structures for organizing the
knowledge and skills students are expected to acquire. Students rely on
their perceptions of the environment, developed through increasing
visual awareness and sensitivity to surroundings, memory, imagination,
and life experiences, as a source for creating artworks. They express
their thoughts and ideas creatively, while challenging their
imagination, fostering reflective thinking, and developing disciplined
effort and problem-solving skills.

By
analyzing artistic styles and historical periods students develop
respect for the traditions and contributions of diverse cultures.
Students respond to and analyze artworks, thus contributing to the
development of lifelong skills of making informed judgments and
evaluations.

Perception. The student develops and organizes ideas from the environment. The student is expected to:

illustrate ideas from direct observation, imagination, and personal experience and from experiences at school and community events

define a variety of concepts directly related to the art elements and principles, using vocabulary accurately

Creative expression/performance.
The student expresses ideas through original artworks, using a variety
of media with appropriate skill. The student is expected to: